CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen-both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.
CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation?s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.
Overview:
Depending on your location, you may be eligible for up to $8,000 in relocation assistance!
Nurses are at the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. We offer Certification pay and a Clinical Career Ladder to help you grow and recognize your contributions to clinical excellence!
MRMC MICU:
The Medical Intensive Care Unit at Mercy Hospital has eight beds and we generally staff for six beds. Our average census is about five and we occasionally go up to eight patients. Here, we care for a wide variety of patients who are mostly medical ICU and have some surgical and cardiac patients.
Some therapies we use include ventilators, post-arrest hypothermia catheters, arterial lines, IABP, Swan- Ganz catheters and medications that require frequent titration. Occasionally we will have overflow from step-down. We have an awesome team including nursing, a 24/7 dedicated intensivist and respiratory therapist, so we have a wealth of experience and knowledge on our team.
Benefits here include low employee turnover and self-scheduling. Team members must be detail oriented, inquisitive individuals who are willing to stay current with the latest evidence-based practices.
As a Registered Nurse (RN) you will assume responsibility and accountability for:
Facilitating, communicating, and collaborating with both the healthcare team, and the patient/family to identify and meet the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of the patient.
Promote the optimal health, well-being and safety of the patient through use of the nursing process and in accordance with patient care standards, guidelines and the State Nurse Practice Act.
Demonstrate personal accountability for relationship-based care, organizational mission, and core values.
Qualifications:
In addition to bringing your whole self to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:
Education Requirements
Associates Degree in Nursing required; Nursing Diploma or by endorsement
Bachelors Degree in Nursing preferred
Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing required for new graduates, preferred for experienced RNs
Experience Requirements
One year experience preferred
Nursing skills and knowledge base specific to specialty
Licenses/Certification Requirements
RN License required; Current state nursing licenses or valid RN license from a participating state in the National Licensure Compact
Physical Requirements
Medium Work - (Exert up to 50lbs force occasionally, and/or up to 20lbs frequently, and/or up to 10lbs constantly)
The schedule for this position is two 12-hour shifts per week and rotating weekends(6pm-6am)
Your Connected Community:
When people and places align, incredible things happen. Just like the 21,000+ amazing associates who work here, every community within CommonSpirit Health?s connected ecosystem has its own unique history, story and personality.
Mercy Hospital is an 82 bed, acute care hospital located in the scenic southwestern Colorado town of Durango. It is the only hospital in Colorado to be rated by Medicare with five stars for overall hospital quality. It is recognized for excellence in orthopedic and spine surgery and for outstanding patient experience and patient safety. Mercy has also received ten consecutive ?A? grades for patient safety from The Leapfrog Group. Our providers use state-of-the-art technology in an environment designed to promote wellbeing and healing of body, mind, and spirit.
Among the many specialty services available at Mercy are emergency care (Level III trauma designation), surgical care, cardiac care (including interventional), Orthopedic and Spine Centers of Excellence, a Family Birthing Center, home care, hospice care more. Durango offers an exceptional quality of life with small town charm, excellent schools, and year-round, world-class outdoor recreation opportunities including snow sports, river sports, hiking, biking, camping and more.
Our Total Reward Offerings:
Be sure to consider our generous benefits as part of your overall compensation! Designed with your well-being in mind, our benefits include:
Medical
Dental
Vision
401K with generous match
Daycare FSA that can include a company contribution